Roll of the librarian
- 1. THE MANY ROLES OF THE LIBRARIAN IN VOCATIONAL/TECHNICAL EDUCATION Debra A. Murphy, M.A., M.L.I.S., M.Ed. Essex Agricultural and Technical High School
- 2. My Experience • Flexibility is key • Always think outside the box • Our patrons are not always traditional library users and can be resistant • They hold many pre-conceived ideas about the library • Students • Teachers
- 3. Create your own Identity by… • Defining your patron population and their needs • Students • Teachers
- 4. Look at: • Circulation Statistics • Class Use • Before and after school use…
- 5. Look at: • Do you have study periods… • Extended hours… • Computer Labs • Regular Faculty Planning Time
- 6. Identifying Needs Students: • Homework • Reading • Technology • Public Library/gathering place
- 7. Identifying needs: Teachers: • Curriculum • Co-Teaching • Technology • Research • Education News
- 8. Public Relations Specialist Teachers Public Librarians Technology Specialist Curriculum Specialist
- 9. Patrons don’t know what they don’t know
- 10. Getting the word out… Students
- 11. Face – to - Face Your greatest tool is face to face communication with students
- 12. Build Relationships • Don’t wait for them to ask • Provide a neutral environment • Engage with them • One negative interaction and you’ve lost them
- 13. Extended hours • Open the doors • Extending hours is the greatest tool
- 14. Not just for reading….
- 16. Public Librarian– Collection Development • Popular Magazines • Video • Honor Student Requests
- 17. Public Librarian– Collection Development • Popular Fiction • Honor Student Requests
- 18. Collection Development – Recommendation Workshop – The Best New Young Adult Books present by Tools for Teaching and Learning offered each fall www.ttlseminars.com
- 20. Getting the word out… Teachers Curriculum Specialist – Know their subjects
- 23. Public Librarian • Magazines • Newspapers • Video
- 24. Public Librarian • Popular Fiction
- 26. Digital Devices Technology Specialist - and E-Books
- 27. Digital Devices Technology Specialist - and E-Books
- 29. Transliteracy Expert Transliteracy is the ability to read, write and interact across a range of platforms, tools and media from signing and orality through handwriting, print, TV, radio and film, to digital social networks. Sue Thomas (Production and Research in Transliteracy, now www.transliteracy.com
- 30. The Library The only place where all of these platforms come together.
- 31. The Librarian…. The only person who brings them all together.
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